Description

The Sr. Business Architect will be responsible for leading business requirements, gathering, and documenting to support for the lifecycle of the Enterprise Asset Management System (EAMS)

 

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:

•  Experience with Asset/Inventory management systems and Asset Configuration
• At least 10 years of experience
• Experience in structured methodologies for the design, development, implementation and maintenance of applications
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Highly developed interpersonal and negotiation skills
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
• Proficiency with Microsoft suite including Word, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint
• Experience with enterprise level Architecture Standards and artifacts (e.g., Business Architecture Document, Solutions Architecture Document, Solution Requirements Document, and Information Architecture Document)
• Experience in designing large scale data migration operations
•  Experience in using technical solution design and prototyping tools to assist in JAD and design sessions with stakeholders

 

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

 

• Experience with leading information technology (IT) architecture, enterprise architecture frameworks, strategies and methodologies within a variety of domains such as Business, Technology, Application, and/or Security

• Experience with planning, design, delivery and implementation of architecture solutions for large scale, complex, multi-year I&IT projects required to meet the critical business requirements of our ministry client(s) impacting external stakeholders

• Experience creating detailed business analysis documents,

• Knowledge of native capabilities of the system that needs to provide the functionality of XXXX

• Knowledge of Solution design and Business Analysis experience at the specified level in large IT organizations

 

CRITERIA:

 

Criteria 1 - Technical Experience / Skills (40 Points)

• Experience in technical and functional design and architecture, especially for applications on Cloud and SaaS, experience with cloud technologies

• Experience leading technical teams to ensure solution design adherence for all phases and aspects of a large-scale integrated projects

• Experience and knowledge of designing internal and public facing web portals with cross platform integration and utilizing multi-factor authentication and integration to payment gateways

• Knowledge with responsive web-based technologies such as CSS/HTML5, JQuery, JavaServer Faces (JSF), Angular, JQuery, Frameworks such as Spring, Hibernate & Struts, JSF (libraries such as RichFaces, Primefaces), SOAP Web Services, SQL, PL/SQL, Middleware Technologies such as ESB, IBM DataPower and SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, API standards

• Knowledge of leading industry and enterprise-level best practices and standards in architecture, software and systems engineering, design and development tools and techniques, and software lifecycle methodologies

• knowledge of enterprise IT strategy development, business process modelling, data modelling, and/or information management, business analysis, design and process re-engineering

 

Criteria 2 - Architecture Knowledge / Experience (35 Points)

• Experience in the development of business, solution and information architectures and the use of architecture modeling tools such as Power Designer and Enterprise Architect

• Experience developing architecture artifacts for enterprise-level architecture checkpoints and gating (e.g., Business Architecture Document, Solutions Architecture Document, Solution Requirements Document, and Information Architecture Document)

• Experience in the use of business architecture and modeling software such as Power Designer, Enterprise Architecture

• Demonstrated experience in solution design and architecture

• Experience planning and coordinating all phases of complex architecture for systems supporting both internal/external clients and stakeholders.

• Experience with reviewing privacy and security related assessment reports to ensure privacy and security considerations and concerns are addressed in the architecture artifacts; Establish traceability matrix to monitor findings

 

Criteria 3 - Data Migration and Integration (20 Points)

• Experience in large scale data migration from legacy applications (such as mainframe) to SaaS solution e.g. data migration strategy, planning, and process documentation

• Experience in data migration, including mapping between source and target systems, analysis of data fields required to migrate data, exchange data or to provide a data feed between internal systems and third-party applications

• Problem solving skills to resolve significant integration and technical issues to address multiple systems/applications linkages, interdependencies and impacts where requirements are not initially clear

• ·Research and recommend innovative systems architecture alternatives and integration strategies at strategic, tactical, operational and project levels.

 

Criteria 4 - Public Sector Experience (5 Points)

• Demonstrated experience working within an organization of equivalent size and complexity to the Ontario Public Service

• Demonstrated experience in working in accordance with policies and procedures of Ontario Public Service would be an asset

 

SCOPE:

 

• Support the integrity of the XXXXX and business applications, architectures, and ensure that development is to standard, documentation is compliant and performing application design

• Provide leadership on Enterprise Architecture artifact needs and support to the business and other team members

 

DELIVERABLES:

 

• Draft solution design and detailed technical solution design for applications built using packaged products on cloud.

• Develop architecture artifacts for enterprise-level architecture checkpoints and gating (e.g., Business Architecture Document, Solutions Architecture Document, Solution Requirements Document, and Information Architecture Document)

• Produce visual depiction of use cases and process flows; ensure alignment with the program area and associated business architecture, as well as traceability to solution logical and physical architectures.

• Create, review, provide input and support of Enterprise Architecture artifacts for all checkpoints as required

• Logical/Physical Data Model, Data Dictionary and CRUD Matrix documentation

• Assist with system and user interface design and modifications (data & screen) as required

• Review privacy and security related reports to ensure privacy and security considerations and concerns are addressed in the architecture artifacts; Establish traceability matrix to monitor output

• Review all test scenarios to ensure the requirements are met; establish traceability matrix to monitor output

• Assist in metadata/test data creation and maintenance, and prepare data packages for implementation by the Database Administrator

• Ensure alignment and adherence to Ministry processes and standards

• Support the testing team during system and UAT testing

• Participate in knowledge transfer

 

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Must Haves:

·        10+years Experience in structured methodologies for the design, development, implementation and maintenance of applications

·        10+years Experience with enterprise level Architecture Standards and artifacts (e.g., Business Architecture Document, Solutions Architecture Document, Solution Requirements Document, and Information Architecture Document)

• 10+years Experience with Asset/Inventory management systems (MS Dynamics, Service Now, IBM Maximo) and Asset Configuration

Location: Fully Remote (onsite will be required as needed – Orillia, ON)

Public Sector Experience: Nice to Have

# of submissions/supplier: 1

Extension - 1 year extension option